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Drones proving to be valuable tool in farm, ranch operations

Monitoring, seeding, spraying and livestock management

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Connie Sieh Groop
Feb 17, 2025
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Many people expressed interest in how drones can assist in agriculture during Agtegra’s field days last fall. Photo by Connie Sieh Groop for The Aberdeen Insider.

With increasing input costs, farmers are looking to keep prices down. In doing so, they look for innovative ways to fine tune their farming practices.

Advances in precision equipment improve efficiency and productivity. As farmers look to target the best ways to precisely place needed chemicals where they can do the most good, companies with drones are stepping up.

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Instead of applying treatments across an entire field, drones can pinpoint problem areas, increasing efficiency and minimizing waste. And they can do much more.

The annual report for drone company DJI Agriculture highlighted the phenomenal growth and impact of drones in agriculture. Figures indicated that at the end of 2023, more than 300,000 agricultural drones were in use in more than 100 countries and regions.

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Connie Sieh Groop
Connie Sieh Groop is a veteran journalist and writer who has focused on all aspects of the agriculture industry during her career. She and her husband actively farm, growing corn and soybeans. They have three daughters and five grandsons.
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